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@eine faire mm @frire JOHN BWILDER, OF MANNSVILJE, NEW YORK,`ASSIGNOR T0HIMSELF, H. W. SH'EPARD, AND GEORGE A. HUGGINS, 0F SAME PLAGE.

Letters Patent AToI'iQZS, dated Jztlyld, 1868'.

It/MOVEMENT In eLINeEINe-nlrrnns.

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i -Bc'l it'lrnown that IVIO-HN B. WILDER; of Vlllannsville, county ofJefferson, and State of New York, have invented eertaiunew audusefulImprovements in Clinching-llippers; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing lis a. full, clear, `and'exactd'escription of the same,vreference being had to the accompanying drawing-,and the Ylettersofreference marked thereon, making part of this specification, in whichpFigure 1 is a side view of the lnippers.

Figure 2 is a section on line@ xjof 1. y p Figure 3 is a view of thenippers applied to a horses foot and shoe, exhibiting the method ofclinchin'g` -the nail.

The nature' of my inventionr consists iu combining,.in u.peculiar-shaped pair ot nippel-s, a cutting-device, to cut'ol" theendsot` nails, rods, rivets, Ste., anda curved jaw, so shaped as todraw'dowu or up the ends of these severalo'bjeets, so fas'to clinchorrivet them by a quick movement, thus obviating the use of a hammer andhand- Y anvil, such as are necessary in the ordinarymethod-oficlinching.

Whenapplied to'horseshoeing, this implemcntscrves the purpose of severalother itools, `and, with the shoeinglhammer, is all that is requisite. nWith these two any farmer, traveller, or other person can temporarily*fasten a looseshoe, clinch n nail while on'the road, or while plowingor-carting, and so savemany valuable hours. Heretofore, the necessity ofhaving.. so many shoeing-tools, and t-he want of skillfin holding thefoot ofthe horse while being shod, have prevented many from undertaking`what appeared to be a very 'difficult tasltt Now, on the road, at thefarm,4or any other place distant from a shop, with my improvednipper-and elineher, any ingenious person canfasten the shoes, when theybecome'loosc, in the easy manner following:-

Place the horses foot on a. plank or. block, or any firm plaeea littleelevated, if such a position can he Obtained, and, 'by putting thestraight or 'lower jaw under the shoe, well up against the cutter, andthen, by"

bringing `the-curved or upper jaiv over the end of the nail, by a firmpressure ofthe handles,andhringing them together, the'felinch will beimmediately drawn down over the hooi` as neatly as when doneby thehammer in tire'old way. It' a. file should be used, those acquaintedwithits use can make a more finished and permanent clinch than by thehammer.

The cutting-edges are for the purpose of' cutting oil'- 'to thenentrsize the ends o f nailsgiholts, or. rivets, and

in horsc-shoe nails does away -ivith the old slovenly method of twistingwith the claw of the hammer; thusl leaving a ragged end, which too oftencauses the horse to cut his opposite leg. By myl nippers` the naili'scut.,

neatly te the exact length, and, being firmly driven, the clinch" ismade, and the nail; by the process, more firmly drawn in than before,whereas in the old manner of hammer-clinching, thenail was invariablydriven back, and the farrier was under the necessity of again drivinghome," and again clinching-and again driving,

so that the frequent driving back and forth loosened the nnilin thehoof. Every one who has ever driven ashoenuil, or witnessed theoperation, can testify to this bad e`etwhich I non' obviate.

To enable others skilled inthe art to make and use my invention, I willnow proceed to describe its construction and operation. 7 Y

Ais the nipper. a is the lower or `straightjawg-a', the curved jaw orelincher. and b are the cutters, which each have :t shank withscrew-threads, und which passes through holesin. the jaws, wellstrengthened by shoulders underneath,l andrnuts c and c1, tolteep themin place, and by which the cutters can be quickly removed forsharpening, Src. b2 ZF are small lips on the cutters, to guide thenails. :Zd ure' the clinched endsvof Ythe horseshoe nails. e is theshoulder, to receive the shoe or other surface to be clinched orriveted, Ab'eing'flush with the cutter, and extending the joggle to holdthe same. l

Having thus fully described my invention, what 'I claim therein as new,`and desire to secure by 'Letters Patent of the United States, isil 1.The cutter'sb and b1, when th'e same are so applied to `a pair ofclinchingmippers that'thcy can be operated Substantially as described,as and for thepurpose specified.

2. The cutters andb, jaws a and a', and shoulder e, when the same arearranged suhstautiallyas described, as and for the purpose specified. IY y l In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specificationVin the presence el' two subscribing witnesses.

v.man n. menne.

Witnesses: v

D. G. BULKLEY, S. J. HAM.

